Coronavirus shutters Senate floor, but Barrett confirmation won’t be delayed

Published October 3, 2020 5:10pm ET



Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced Saturday that he is postponing floor activity for the next two weeks after several senators contracted the coronavirus.

McConnell, a Kentucky Republican, said the confirmation hearing for Judge Amy Coney Barrett would continue as scheduled, beginning on Oct. 12, via a hybrid system that allows some lawmakers to participate over videoconference.

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